"Doctor Who" returned to BBC America this past Saturday with a jaw dropping episode, and that's saying a lot considering the jaw dropping episode they ended with before they went on summer hiatus. Talk about a show not only living up to the hype, but far exceeding it. I highly recommend keeping up with this show that skillfully manages to combine humor, action, horror, sci-fi, and a whole lot of brilliantly written dialogue. This coming Saturday following the new episode, a special will be aired called "Best of the Doctor" which has Matt Smith reviewing his best "Doctor Who" moments and celebrity fans sharing their favorite moments.

                                                                               

    As the countdown to director Christopher Nolan's final episode in his Dark Knight trilogy nears, we get more teasers to entice us. The latest enticement is a photo of Anne Hathaway in full Catwoman costume, which makes you wonder how the character will be interpreted in this franchise. The other big tease has been images of Tom Hardy as Bane facing off against Christian Bale as Batman. We know that this version of Bane will be highly intelligent much like the comic book character. However, the biggest question about the character Bane is whether he will be able to increase his muscle mass like his comic book and animated counterparts. Only time will tell.

 

 

     

 

      The weekend box office took a hit due to Hurricane Irene, but despite the stormy weekend causing a 15 to 20 percent drop in attendance, the top three movies still had a strong showing at the box office. "The Help" was number one with 14.3 million, "Columbiana" an action/adventure movie starring Zoe Saldana ("Avatar", "The Losers") that opened in second place with 10.3 million which exceeded the studio expectations, and coming in third with 8.7 million "Don't Be Afraid of The Dark" from producer Guillermo Del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth"), a remake of a 1970s TV movie frightfest. This version stars Katie Holmes ("Batman Begins, "The Kennedys") and Guy Pearce ("The Time Machine", "Momento").

 

 

                                                                             

  

     Marvel Knights Animation's "Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers" adapted from the story by creators Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic arrives on DVD on Sept.13. Here is the trailer for the movie produced by Shout! Factory.